Winter 2012

THE LAST WORD: News, places to see, things to do, and helpful tips for today.

It's a new season and reinvention is in the air; time for a different perspective, a new look, a new business, or just a different place to hang out. Change is good and it's still the little ones that can make the biggest difference.

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, what a ride!"
                                                             __Anonymous

Jude launched her first in a series of eBooks along with her speaker & workshop series, 'The Fundamentals of Clout'.

A talk radio show and new certifications are also in the works along with other exciting projects slated for the near future.

Get Inspired: Check out how an original New Yorker, Seth Werkheiser, has reinvented his career and life on The Bike Nerd.

READ: Women and Biz for the latest articles written by Jude including an archive of past issues.

These books, now classics for our time, could radically change how you see other people, yourself, & your business.

Do More Great Work by Michael Bungay Stanier

Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

Founders of 37 Signals

Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky

Founder and CEO of Behance

Forget Those New Years Resolutions! Read Seconds. Think a Little, Change a Lot. by Richard Wiseman, renowned and most quoted psychologist and professor in the UK.

All available on Amazon.com

You can view more helpful links on the Resource page.

STEP OFF-THE-BEATEN-TRACK:                   

Take a walk. Discover your own brand of cool in unexpected places. Stroll around the lower eastside, and neighboring Brooklyn. You could also re-visit Greenpoint, Fort Greene, & Parkslope along with Astoria in Queens.

Broadway East #171 East Broadway 212-228-3100

Brown Cafe #61 Hester Street 212-477-2427

Peels #325 Bowery & 2nd Street 646-602-7015

Egg #135A North 5th Street at Bedford Avenue 718-302-5151

Blue Bottle Coffee #160 Berry Street b/t N. 4th & 5th Sts. 718-387-4160

Surprise Resource: Click on the 'Culture Club' link on the Club Monaco site for monthly global destinations, blogs, art, and whatever else inspires you.

A Few Clout Destination Favorites For Fall & Spring:

London

Buenos Aires

New Orleans

Vancouver

Chicago

Barcelona

Istanbul

Clout Etcetera is working with both The Opera Thrift Shop in Manhattan and Buffalo Exchange to donate used and damaged furs to the Humane Society's 'Nests for Cubs' program. Donations can be dropped off at most Buffalo Exchange locations. Check the site for details & locations.

Buffalo Exchange is also helping New York City Rescued Kitties at the East 11th Street location in the East Village, NYC.